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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-26. A NATIVE SCHOOL FORMERLY OPERATED BY THE LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY. IT WAS USED BY THE JAPANESE AS PART OF THEIR HOSPITAL. AFTER THE RECAPTURE OF LAE IT WAS USED BY THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT AND LATER BECAME AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY EDUCATION SERVICE HUT, THE FIRST ARMY EDUCATION CENTRE IN THE LAE AREA.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-26. THE BUTIBUM MISSION CHURCH, FORMERLY CONTROLLED BY THE LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY. IT WAS USED BY THE JAPANESE AS A HOSPITAL AND LATER, AS AN AUSTRALIAN DISPATCH RIDER CENTR
HOPOI, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-20. TROOPS OF THE 22ND AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE RESTING INSIDE THE BUKAUA LUTHERAN MISSION CHURCH. THIS BUILDING WAS USED AS A HOSPITAL BY THE JAPANESE BEFORE THE FALL OF
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-19. THE ADMISSION CENTRE OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE MAIN DRESSING STATION, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION. THIS BUILDING WAS FORMERLY THE GABMATZUNG LUTHERAN MISSION
NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. 1943-09-19. THE ADMISSION CENTRE OF THE 2/4TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE MAIN DRESSING STATION, 7TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION. THIS BUILDING WAS FORMERLY THE GABMATZUNG LUTHERAN MISSION
LOGAWENG, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-25. THE LUTHERAN MISSION SCHOOL, ONE OF THE MANY BUILDINGS USED BY THE JAPANESE, DAMAGED AFTER IT HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO HEAVY ALLIED BOMBING RAIDS.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-20. THE FORMER GUINEA AIRWAYS HANGAR. IT WAS BADLY DAMAGED BUT WITHSTOOD BOMBING BY THE JAPANESE AND LATER BY THE ALLIES BEFORE THE RECAPTURE OF LAE. IT WAS USED BY THE JAPANE
